Pirates 4-D Construction Fact Sheet

Demolition: 95% percent of the demolition was performed at night so guests were not affected.

Recycling: Approximately 10 tons of rebar and concrete were recycled that ordinarily would have become landfill.

Acoustics: An acoustical engineer was brought in to create the special sound effects. The theater contains three layers of half-inch drywall, sound instal-lation and one-inch of acoustical panel. A typical home would have a single half-inch of drywall.

Special Effects Piping: Over one mile of effects piping using flexible water hoses and PVC ties all the seat effects together.